[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D323-D325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 5357-
5378; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 793-795 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1755-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 796, providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1625) to amend the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within 
the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the 
rewards program of the Department of State and for other purposes; and 
providing for proceedings during the period from March 23, 2018 through 
April 9, 2018, (H. Rept. 115-614).                           
Page H1753
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:38 a.m. and reconvened at 11 a.m. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Minister 
Jeremiah Tatum, Willow Avenue Church of Christ, Cookeville, Tennessee. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
recorded vote of 216 ayes to 192 noes with 2 voting present, Roll No. 
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  Pages H1735, H1750-51
Message From the Clerk: The House received a message from the Clerk. 
Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the 
Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the 
House that she received a sealed envelope from the White House on March 
20, 2018, at 4:49 p.m., and said to contain a message from the 
President whereby he submits a Report to the Congress on the Extension 
of Trade Promotion Authority.                                
  Page H1737
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted to Congress a Report on the Extension of Trade Promotion 
Authority--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 115-104).                            
  Pages H1737-38
Message From the Clerk: The House received a message from the Clerk. 
Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the 
Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk received the 
following message from the Secretary of the Senate on March 21, 2018, 
at 8:52 a.m.: that the Senate passed S. 899.                 
  Page H1738
Discharge Petition: Representative Cohen (TN) presented to the clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on the Judiciary from the 
consideration of H.R. 4669 to ensure independent investigations by 
allowing judicial review of the removal of a special counsel. 
(Discharge Petition No. 8)
Recess: The House recessed at 11:21 a.m. and reconvened at 1 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:08 p.m. and reconvened at 9:15 p.m. 
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Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina 
Right to Try Act of 2018: The House passed H.R. 5247, to authorize the 
use of eligible investigational drugs by eligible patients who have 
been diagnosed with a stage of a disease or condition in which there is 
reasonable likelihood that death will occur within a matter of months, 
or with another eligible illness, by a recorded vote of 267 ayes to 149 
noes, Roll No. 121.                            
  Pages H1738-48, H1748-50
  Rejected the Pallone motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 182 yeas to 
233 nays, Roll No. 120.                        
Pages H1746-48, H1748-49
  H. Res. 787, the rule providing for the consideration of the bills 
(H.R. 4566), and (H.R. 5247) was agreed to Tuesday, March 19th.
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H1737, 
H1738, and H1748.
Message From the Clerk: The House received a message from the Clerk. 
Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the 
Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk received the 
following message from the Secretary of the Senate on March 21, 2018, 
at 5:15 p.m.: that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1865. 
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Order of Business--Suspensions: Agreed by unanimous consent that 
further proceedings on the questions of agreeing to motions to suspend 
the rules with regard to H.R. 4227, H.R. 4467, H.R. 5089, H.R. 5131, 
may continue to be postponed through the legislative day of Thursday, 
March 22, 2018.                                              
  Page H1751
Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018: The House agreed 
to take from the Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 3731, to provide overtime pay for employees of the United States 
Secret Service.                                              
  Page H1751
Unanimous Consent: When the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
9 a.m. tomorrow for legislative business.                    
  Page H1751
Recess: The House recessed at 10:21 p.m. and reconvened at 1:20 a.m. 
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Senate Referrals:  S. 899 was referred to the Committee on Veterans 
Affairs' and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.   
  Page H1753
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote, and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1748-49, 
H1749-50, and H1750-51. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 1:21 a.m.

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